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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump name chiseled off the Trump International Hotel in Panama after weeks of tensions
Link to tweet
I love this video......can we do this here......
CatMor
(6,212 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)fierywoman
(7,688 posts)PatSeg
(47,560 posts)The name, like the man has no substance. That was so satisfying to watch.
iluvtennis
(19,868 posts)ToxMarz
(2,169 posts)blogslut
(38,007 posts)flor-de-jasmim
(2,125 posts)mopinko
(70,178 posts)they cant rent the retails space here. they are crying poor and getting their property taxes cut because of it.
blaming it on the architects. the sightlines are all wrong, you see.
Girard442
(6,082 posts)LittleGirl
(8,287 posts)that is exactly what it was. I loved the crow bar.
I loved that he threw each letter in a pile.
Just tossed it for all it's worth.
it looked like a pile of shit.
so appropriate.
Thank you. I need a smoke now.
lame54
(35,313 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,453 posts)bluestarone
(17,012 posts)I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ismnotwasm
(41,998 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,567 posts)A crowbar with a curved chisel end to provide a fulcrum for leverage and a swan neck to pull nails
A crowbar, also called a wrecking bar, pry bar or prybar, pinch-bar, or occasionally a prise bar or prisebar, colloquially, in Britain and Australia sometimes called a jimmy (also called jimmy bar or jemmy), gooseneck, or pig foot, is a tool consisting of a metal bar with a single curved end and flattened points, often with a small fissure on one or both ends for removing nails. It is also a class 1 lever. In Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia, due to the influence of American media "crowbar" may occasionally be used loosely for this tool, but it is still mainly used to mean a larger straighter tool, its original English meaning (see digging bar). The term jammy or jimmy most often refers to the tool when used for burglary.
Hmmm. Maybe "jammy" or "jimmy" is the right word, considering the context.
Edited: I'm thinking it's probably not a good idea to strike a crowbar with a hammer. Anyone?
poboy2
(2,078 posts)groundloop
(11,521 posts)I don't see an issue here. Besides, all that really matters are the end result (which in this case was magnificent).
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,567 posts)ABC should have said that the letters were pried off with a crowbar.
If I go to Harbor Freight and ask, "what aisles are the chisels on?" and the guy sends me to the aisle with the crowbars, I'll be going back to ask him for directions again. I mean, unless they're on the same aisle.
In my family, we would have used a screwdriver for that. We used a screwdriver to do everything.
But it was a lovely video. I could see that running for 24 hours straight instead of the Yule Log next, uh, Christmas. Or winter holiday.
fifthoffive
(382 posts)Trump "gold" crowbar! At least it looks like it in the video. Are all the tools at Trump properties "gold?"
Motley13
(3,867 posts)FakeNoose
(32,706 posts)Trump didn't own this hotel in Panama. The owner paid Trump a yearly kick-back to put the Trump name on the hotel.
I guess he's cancelled their agreement, but the Trumps don't care. They're finding new suckers in India to replace these guys.
Gothmog
(145,479 posts)askyagerz
(776 posts)There will be a montage of this in a documentary someday
gademocrat7
(10,665 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,567 posts)Retweeted by David Fahrenthold: https://twitter.com/Fahrenthold
Trumps name comes off the hotel in Panama. Video by @aicerrud
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marble falls
(57,145 posts)his own. The question is this: is there a point when Putin cuts him loose? What happens when partners like the Russians lose hundreds of millions on real estate/money laundering, how understanding and forgiving are they?
In "Pritzi's Honor" one character explains about the Pritzi family, "they'd rather eat their children than give up their money. And they truly love their children."
How are Russians about their money?
grantcart
(53,061 posts)jayschool2013
(2,313 posts)was really difficult to remove.
yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)Cha
(297,493 posts)AwakeAtLast
(14,132 posts)So satisfying!
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)Myrddin
(327 posts)...for his work. (Though I'm sure many would do it for free)
Good possibility that the guy who attached those letters to the wall, originally, is still waiting for his money?